Boss: We've made our Cup intentions clear

The Reds head into the game in fine form, buoyed by back-to-back wins over Manchester City and Burnley - victories which maintained the side's unbeaten Barclays Premier League status in 2015.

In the FA Cup, Rodgers' charges have manoeuvred beyond three testing ties, all away from home, against AFC Wimbledon, Bolton Wanderers and Crystal Palace to reach the quarter-finals of the tournament.

The manager insists silverware, along with a top-four finish, is the priority and so the game against Rovers will be approached with the same vigour as the one against reigning champions City on Sunday.

"We've made clear our intent in this competition, which is to get to the final and win it," Rodgers told reporters gathered at Melwood to preview the last eight fixture.

"To do that, you've got to beat different types of teams and different styles of teams. Blackburn will come and look to make it difficult for us.

"We'll give them the same respect as we'll give Manchester City or any other team. In the FA Cup, we've given everything we can to win a trophy, whilst trying to fight to get into the top four.

"So the objective is very clear - arrive as high as we possibly can [in the table] - not just fourth - and win a trophy. If we can do that, it would be success."

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Blackburn currently occupy 10th place in the Championship standings and gained their place in the last eight of the FA Cup by eliminating two Premier League sides in Swansea City and Stoke City.

Their manager, Gary Bowyer, worked his way up from joining the club's academy in 2004 to taking full control of the first team in 2013 - and Rodgers believes his opposite number will have his charges well-drilled.

"I think Gary's done an outstanding job since he's gone in there," said the boss. "He's had a similar sort of pathway to myself in terms of working in youth development, so he understands football clubs from the top to the bottom.

"He's gone in there under very difficult circumstances and stabilised the club. He's got everyone on the same pathway and I think he's done an outstanding job.

"His team will come and they will be hoping to work well. They got a win away from home in the league for the first time in four months during the week. So that will give them confidence."

Wednesday's victory over Burnley delivered another clean sheet for Liverpool as the Reds limited their visitors to a solitary effort on goal en route to achieving their eighth shut-out since the start of the year.

Mamadou Sakho, Martin Skrtel, Emre Can, Kolo Toure and Dejan Lovren have all played their part in firming up the defence, getting to grips with a new formation while cutting out simple errors which blighted the side previously.

"What's pleasing is that we've stopped conceding poor goals," said the manager. "Our method of play is very much based on aggressive pressure and for that, you limit teams to not so many opportunities.

"We made too many mistakes. But I think it's clear that there's a better balance to the team now. Players are comfortable in the team. With and without the ball, collectively we're much stronger."

After a four-day period in which Jordan Henderson struck two stunning efforts, against City and Burnley, as well as demonstrating his ever-improving abilities on the field, Rodgers was pressed for more on his vice-captain.

"His stature as a footballer is growing all the time and that's because of his performance levels," explained Rodgers. "He assists goals, he scores goals and for me he's just improving every single day.

"Just watching him play, tactically, his understanding of different systems and different ways of working is developing. He's really going to go on over the next few years. He's already a first-class footballer, but I think he's going to go on and show what a real top player he is."

Henderson's recent ruthless streak in front of goal has run in tandem to that of Philippe Coutinho, who has served up three goal of the season contenders in the space of a month, hitting stunning strikes against Bolton Wanderers, Southampton and City.

Rodgers insists the side are always looking to find new routes to goal and, as well as intricate passing moves in the game, the squad have been attempting to up their return from set-pieces.

"We make continual work on that," said the Northern Irishman. "If you watch our set-pieces, you'll see a lot of variety from game to game and different ways to try and work our way into the box. I've always said to players about the importance of that for us.

"They're certainly important. We've got real good dead-ball specialists who deliver good balls and it's about people going to attack it and getting the first contact as often as possible."