Rodgers has yet to win a trophy during his three-year spell at Liverpool but his side currently sit fifth in the Premier League, three points behind third-placed Arsenal, and will reach the FA Cup semi-final if they beat the Championship club at Anfield on Sunday.
And with one of Arsenal and Manchester United set to exit in the quarter-finals, and Chelsea and Manchester City already dumped out, Liverpool are among the favourites to win the FA Cup for an eighth time.
“The first year here was about integration, second year objective was to get in the Champions League, this season I felt we had depth to challenge for trophies,” said Rodgers.
“If we can arrive in the top four and win a trophy that will be success for us this season.”
The Liverpool boss was also keen to play down comparisons between Jordan Henderson and Steven Gerrard following the 24-year-old’s impressive displays as captain against Manchester City and Burnley.
"You should stop trying to put pressure on Jordan Henderson,” said Rodgers.
"Just because he shoots from outside the box doesn't mean he's Steven Gerrard. He's making his own headlines."
Henderson has hit the headlines by netting fine goals in his last two appearances, with his impressive string of performances coinciding with Liverpool embarking on a 12-game unbeaten streak in the Premier League.
Rodgers' men are also 13 games unbeaten at home in all competitions, highlighting the size of the task facing Blackburn at Anfield.
But the Championship club have already embarrassed two Premier League teams, Swansea City and Stoke City, to reach the last eight of the FA Cup this season.
Blackburn's last win at Anfield came in the FA Cup in January 2000, Nathan Blake on target with the only goal of the game.
Jordan Rhodes and Rudy Gestede lead the line in attack for the current Rovers side and have netted 28 times between them in all competitions in 2014-15.
Josh King, the hat-trick hero in the 4-1 thrashing of Stoke in the last round, misses out through a hamstring injury.
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