Juergen Klopp admits Liverpool ticket row must be resolved quickly
Juergen Klopp says Liverpool’s owners are keen to heal their rift with the club’s fans after the Anfield walkout protest over ticket prices.
An estimated 10,000 Reds supporters made a 77th-minute departure, timed to relate to the £77 (HK$868) it will cost for the most expensive match ticket at Anfield next season, during Saturday’s 2-2 draw at home to Sunderland.
Liverpool manager Klopp was not at the Premier League fixture as he was undergoing emergency surgery on an appendix problem.
It is not what we want, we don’t want the people leaving the stadium before the game is finished
But having been prevented from answering questions about the pricing structure before the match the German now says he has sympathy with supporters and expects US-based owners Fenway Sports Group to find a solution.
“I heard about this problem but I’ve had a lot of things to do in the last few weeks, but now I know it is my problem too, of course,” Klopp said on Monday ahead of Tuesday’s FA Cup fourth-round replay at West Ham.
“But everything I could say about this now would make it more complicated because first of all I have to collect a few bits of information.
