The 3-2 victory over third-placed Tottenham moved the Reds ahead of Everton into sixth, seven points away from Champions League qualification.
With nine matches left, it remains a tall order and Rodgers is not wasting any time worrying about the 'what ifs'.
"It is not important at all (to go ahead of Everton), it is just important we move and grow in the nature I thought we would," said Rodgers, after watching his side record three successive league wins for the first time since May 2011.
"I'm not thinking of European qualification. We know where we want to be and we want to be challenging at the top end but we keep looking to the next game.
"We are at the business end now and this is the time to win and narrow our focus on the games and that's what we've been doing.
"We will just keep collecting points and see where it takes us.
"It was an important three points. We hadn't won against anyone in the top 10, then it was top eight and then it was the top four so the most important thing for me is the growth in the group.
"In some of the games in this little run, the quality we have shown it has been about the other teams not playing well, and the players didn't get the credit for how they have been performing.
"But they came through the test. We can play better than that but it was important for our character and resilience and the goals were of quality.
"We were playing against an opponent in third place and over the last few years they have been up there challenging for the Champions League, and it's been a few years since Liverpool have beaten Tottenham (the last win came in January 2010).
"We know where we want to be eventually but this is another marker for us in terms of our growth."
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