"It is very exciting. We have three key features to the new stadium," he said after details of the new design were revealed
"Firstly there is the Kop, which will be as close as we can get to recreating the heady days of the 60, 70s and 80s.
"There will be eighteen thousand seats, steeply raked and tightly packed with a roof, very much designed to provide every possible acoustic benefit to preserve the atmosphere. That is the heartbeat of the stadium.
"Secondly, this will be uniquely Liverpool - it couldn't conceivably be anywhere else. Wherever anyone is in the world, they will say when they see it 'Liverpool'. Certainly, that's the hope. And in terms of design the third key feature is that it absolutely fits Stanley Park. It is a stadium designed for the park, not just in the park. Each stand faces different directions and takes full advantage of the topography of the park.
"HKS have responded brilliantly to quite a challenging brief, to capture the essence of Liverpool and what it is about, but doing so also in a way which is fresh and modern. They have done a fantastic job and it is testament to the new owners who wanted to pause for breath before going on with the original design. That pause has been a pause worth taking.
"Clearly we had been looking for the right investors for a number of years - people who had the resource and the commitment to help to get us at the level we wanted to be at.
"The stadium was one of the greatest challenges facing us. So there was never any looking back or regret - we were just pleased we had owners who have that vision and commitment enabling us to produce what will be a spectacular stadium development, not just for the club but for the whole of the city of Liverpool.
"As I say, the idea first of all was the need to preserve the Kop. That was the cornerstone of the brief we gave them. I think they were very conscious of the need to create something sympathetic to Stanley Park - and we have achieved that extremely well.
"There's a lot of glass in the design. It's light and it's airy, not so much an intrusion but a real feature. A lot of fans who come to Anfield now can visit the museum and walk around the edge of what we have. But it is a bit fortress-like. But this design enables people to get up close and see into it on non-match days.
"It really will help to boost the economy of north Liverpool. It's a magnet which will draw people in. It was clear the architects were intent on the need to address the park appropriately. The third idea was tremendous coming from American architects. They said very early on they did not want to produce an American-style bowl.
"Most football grounds they looked at were asymmetric. The stands were developed at different times. The architects decided it would be exciting to use that concept and not to be apologetic about it. That was very clever. So we have seen the evolution of this through stages.
"When it all came together and we saw the outline and the perspective for the first time it was stunning and spectacular. It is world class."