'Owners' LFC vision brought me here'
With Liverpool's owners on Merseyside ahead of the Reds' clash with Aston Villa this weekend, the man they employed as boss in the summer of 2012 has revealed how he was drawn to Anfield.
Brendan Rodgers was recruited by Fenway Sports Group 18 months ago, following his impeccable work with Swansea City, and tasked with returning his current club to its previous heights.
The boss is in the midst of preparing his charges for their latest Barclays Premier League encounter, at home to Villa on Saturday, as they attempt to maintain a position within the division's top four.
Rodgers will take a moment, though, to update principal owner John Henry and chairman Tom Werner - who will be in attendance for the visit of Paul Lambert's team - on the Reds' recent progress.
"They'll be over and I'll do what I normally do when they're over - we go for a meal and talk about everything Liverpool," the manager told reporters.
"That will cover everything; transfers, how players are and where they are at in their development, and overall the club.
"We have regular contact anyway, so it's nothing other than them coming over to look at the developments of the club. There's no motive for them coming over other than to see the club that they own and love."
Rodgers has been a strong and consistent advocate of a 'one-club mentality' within all departments at Liverpool, stressing the necessity of unity and teamwork to achieve success in the future.
It's a philosophy he not only shares with the Reds' owners, but chief among the reasons why the 40-year-old decided to swap Swansea for the unique challenge of leading one of the world's biggest teams.
He continued: "They were one of the principal reasons I came to the club, because of the vision that they had. They have brought really strong leadership and vision, which I think is important.
"When you talk about leadership, they define it. They have shown that in other businesses that they have run, in terms of having a vision and a strategy in order to get there, and allowing a manager to come in and manage that process.
"Both our visions were aligned in terms of where we wanted to go and our strategies. I have the task of managing that and bringing those processes together. They have been brilliant on a personal level, because of the support they have given me.
"Overall, in terms of the club, they have been outstanding, and hopefully they get their rewards over the next number of years."