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| Jurgen Klopp addressed the media in his first press conference as Liverpool boss today |
In rhetoric not dissimilar to Rodgers' three years ago, the former Borussia Dortmund manager preached the need for patience at the club.
Liverpool have not won the English championship since 1990 and boast a sole League Cup triumph from the last eight seasons.
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| Brendan Rodgers was appointed Liverpool manager in June 2012 |
And, discussing his arrival on Merseyside, 48-year-old Klopp says he wants a trophy within four years.
"It's the biggest honour I can imagine to be here," he said. "It's one of the biggest clubs in the world.
"It's a good moment to come here and I feel very proud. It's how the people here live football. It's a special club."
Earlier in the day he told LFCTV: "It's the biggest challenge at the moment in world football.
"I was not ever a guy (to take) the easy way. This is the most interesting job in world football because it's not so bad!"
Klopp's comments are comparable to those of Rodgers when the Northern Irishman was appointed Liverpool boss in 2012.
Rodgers quit Swansea to take over on Merseyside and immediately addressed the enormity of the task in hand.
"For me, the only way I was going to leave Swansea was for a big club and I mean a big club," he said at the time.
"It was an extremely, extremely difficult decision because my plan was always to stay here at Swansea for a number of years.
"When an opportunity to work at a club which is more than a club comes round, it's a professional challenge which is too good to turn down.
"Liverpool are one of the dynasties of the game.
"They have won five European Cups and their status is up there with AC Milan, Inter Milan, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich."
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| Rodgers (left) and Klopp met on the touchlines when Liverpool played Dortmund last season |
Rodgers joined the Reds having earned Premier League promotion with Swansea in 2010/11 through the playoffs.
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