The Reds boss was pleased with his side's performance in the 2-0 defeat of Aston Villa, their sixth victory in their last eight matches since defeat at Manchester United
Goals from Fabio Borini and Rickie Lambert handed the Reds victory in the Midlands, their sixth from the last eight matches in all competitions since defeat against Manchester United on December 14, and Rodgers has been impressed with his players' response.
"We regained our identity of how the team has played for two years," he told reporters. "It was well reported that we were nowhere near what we had been and we needed to find a solution to that. We changed the system for that game [against United] and even though we lost that game, I'd seen enough.
"You're always looking to improve, for us the challenge is with young players, you see the youthfulness of the team today. We're building towards the future here.
"We had a bump in the road in the early part of the season now but we're improving, solid at the back and playing some good football now, but we have to keep improving.
"The most important thing for me is the style. In my time here we've played a lot of different systems. The players that we bring in are footballers, if you look at Emre Can today...what a player he is. That's a midfielder playing in defence.
"The most important thing for me is the identity and the style of the team."
The Liverpool boss dropped goalkeeper Simon Mignolet for that defeat at Old Trafford, only to be forced into bringing him back into the line-up after No.2 Brad Jones picked up an injury.
And Rodgers was full of praise for Mignolet's performance in the face of an Aston Villa barrage, led by Christian Benteke: "He was outstanding today, he made two or three good saves but what was really pleasing was how dominant he was.
"He looked really calm and composed, wasn't flustered and when called upon he made two very good saves, one outstanding save. I was very pleased for him, he's had a little bit of stick but he was excellent today."
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