He was Introduced just after the hour-mark, Iheanacho laid it up for Jamie Vardy to equalise Richarlison's opener before netting City's 94th-minute winner to seal a 2-1 victory over Everton at King Power Stadium.
It was an extraordinary intervention from the 23-year-old, whose arrival spurred Leicester on, and Rodgers expressed his delight at seeing Iheanacho make such an impact at full-time.
"I was so pleased for him because there’s him and a number of other guys that don’t feature so much and sometimes [they’re] not even on the bench," the Northern Irishman told LCFC TV.
"But that’s a result of how hard he works and he stays focused. He’s very much there for the team and I think he showed his quality today.
"His set-up play was very good when came into the game, he was aggressive, he was strong, and he had an assist and then he scored a wonderful goal, so it was a brilliant performance by him.
[We] introduced another striker and once we did that, the whole momentum of the game went with ourselves, so the players certainly deserved it.
"I think all the players were so happy for him in there afterwards, as we all are, because there’s a lot of guys that are playing regularly, but he’s the guy that came into the game today and was the hero for us.
"You’ve seen the reaction through the whole stadium, so it was fantastic."
As well as being Leicester's seventh consecutive win in all competitions, it is now six in a row in the Premier League - a new Club record for the Foxes.
Rodgers, though, was thrilled to see his players show both 'technical and tactical quality' in the clash to secure a victory which returns them to second in the table.
"Some of the guys just mentioned that, which is great," he added. "I thought we thoroughly deserved to win the game.
"They obviously have got good players, they came [and] sat 5-4-1, and against any team, that is always difficult. It’s always going to be about patience.
It was not the Coach that was delighted to see the Nigeria international rewarded for his work but also his teammates that took to the social media to celebrate the moment.
"Never in doubt LCFC Congrats on the goal Kelechi Iheanacho" - Jamie Vardy
"Kelechi Iheanacho sums this team up. Works hard in training, and when he plays he gives everything. You deserve all this credit bro" - Ben Chilwell
What a game!!! So happy for you my guy Kelechi Iheanacho - Wilfred Ndidi
My man Kelechi Iheanacho!!! Man of the match - so deserved. But what a group to be a part of! - Christian Fuchs
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