Former England striker Lineker was among those to express surprise at the line-up chosen by Rodgers for Tuesday's meeting with the European champions in Group B of the Champions League.
Steven Gerrard, Raheem Sterling and Jordan Henderson were left on the bench as Rodgers made seven changes to the team beaten 1-0 by Newcastle, seemingly with one eye on the clash against Chelsea.
For me, Brendan was smart with what he did, the supposed second team played better than the first team did at Anfield. So for me his decision worked out and he will have a fresher squad to play Chelsea at the weekend. Continue for what Mr Brendan said.
"Gary is a figure I respect and he was a top player but he has never been a manager, so probably doesn't truly understand what you are up against in terms of planning forward that way," Rodgers told reporters.
"We were certainly far from throwing it away. Cristiano Ronaldo has scored in every game since the Spanish Super Cup final [and didn't score]. That shows you how hard we defended and how hard we worked.
"Right to the very end I think my players put in a performance that showed their passion, their commitment and their quality. That would be my answer. I am not bothered about the criticism."
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