Rodgers on fans, Suarez and result
Brendan Rodgers felt Liverpool's performance at the Stadium of Light merited more than a point after they played out a 1-1 draw with Sunderland on Saturday evening.
Luis Suarez's 71st minute strike cancelled out Steven Fletcher's first-half opener and ensured the Reds took a share of the spoils back to Merseyside.
However, having watched his side turn in a dominant display in the north east, Rodgers believes his team did enough to collect all three points.
The boss told his post-match press conference: "I've analysed the performance and I thought it was outstanding. I thought our creativity and movement was good, and we had a real good tempo and rhythm to our game.
"We went behind and we were disappointed with the goal. It was a soft goal from our perspective and went against the run of play.
"In the second half, we showed a great reaction - we continued what we were doing in the first half, but really upped the tempo and penetration in our game.
"By the end of it, I'm sure Sunderland were probably happier with the point than ourselves. Overall, the performance was outstanding and it's a big credit to the players."
Suarez's well-taken goal was his third of the season so far - and Rodgers was delighted with his contribution, as well as the rest of his players.
He said: "Luis has been brilliant for me. We played just around the corner and changed his position slightly for the first hour or so, so he could come in from the left side and play in that space between the centre-back and full-back - and I thought he did it very well.
"We tried to get him involved a wee bit more in the final 30 minutes. Across the board we looked a real threat tonight. Luis - along with a lot of the other guys - was exceptional."
Liverpool went into the game on the back of a momentous week on Merseyside following the release of the Hillsborough Independent Panel's report on Wednesday.
The Reds took to the field wearing jackets with the number 96 printed on the back of them, while Sunderland flew flags at the Stadium of Light at half-mast and displayed a tribute to the victims, families and survivors of Hillsborough on the big screens.
Explaining the decision to wear the jackets, Rodgers said: "It was about being respectful. We felt it was something we wanted to do in support of the families, the survivors and the people of the city, so it was a club decision.
"It's been a difficult week, as I'm sure you can imagine, for the city and everyone surrounding it. Some of the players were involved in the tragedy in terms of their relatives.
"It's been a real emotional week, but when you sign for Liverpool that's part of the contract. As a player or a manager, you sign your agreement - but you also sign an agreement and contract with the supporters. An emotional one. That's part of the journey of being at Liverpool.
"The support we got tonight from them [the fans] was exceptional and they kept driving a young team on. We responded very well to the setback and the performance bodes well for us as we move forward."
Rodgers admitted Liverpool were eager to secure a positive result at the Stadium of Light after a week of high emotion.
He said: "We wanted to give hope for two reasons. One for ourselves because we've shown real good progress over the course of the opening weeks. We haven't quite got the results, but the performance levels at times have been really good.
"We also wanted to end the week [well] for the supporters because it's been very difficult for them.
"It was a good point all round. We'll go away from the game really pleased with the performance. There were a lot of young players but I thought the balance in the team was good, and some of our movement and creativity was exceptional."
While pleased with the result, the draw means Liverpool are still waiting for their first Barclays Premier League win of 2012-13.
Rodgers, however, is confident it won't be long before that statistic changes.
"I've seen enough in the performance level over the course of our four games," he said. "At West Brom, we went down to 10 men - and they lost 3-0 having gone down to 10 men today against Fulham.
"Our second performance against Manchester City was outstanding and we should have won the game. I seen enough in that performance to see that we're going to be able to be competitive.
"Against Arsenal we weren't at our best for a number of reasons and we were flat, but I think we came out here [at Sunderland] and put on a real terrific performance.
"Your start to your season is sometimes dictated by your fixtures. Our fixtures have been difficult, but the young players have grown into the team, there's been extra responsibility for some of the senior players, but our rhythm and tempo is improving all the time and I believe as the season goes on, we'll only get better and better."