by Our Sports Desk

LIVERPOOL manager Jurgen Klopp admitted yesterday the fans’ walkout protest against sky-high ticket prices has now become his problem.

Thousands joined a 77th-minute exodus — to mark the £77 it will cost for the most expensive match ticket next season — during Saturday’s 2-2 draw at home to Sunderland.

Klopp was absent from the match for apendicitis surgery but, having previously been prevented from talking about prices, the German has now spoken publicly.

“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.

“What I know is everyone in the club has a big interest in finding a solution for this.

“It is not what we want, we don’t want the people leaving the stadium before the game is finished.

“That is all I can say about this, but of course when I heard it (the walkout) I was disappointed.”

Liverpool have cancelled a question and answer session with chief executive Ian Ayre scheduled to be broadcast on the club’s television station on Monday evening as the row over ticket prices continues.

Liverpool thanked “fans for submitting questions for tonight’s Q&A, however due to ongoing ticketing discussions, this will no longer take place.”

It is reported that the fans’ demonstration has forced top-ranking officials at Liverpool to look again at the ticket price rises, which will also see Anfield’s £1,000 season ticket introduced for the first time.

Club notables threw their weight behind the protests, with former defender Jamie Carragher joining the walkout and ex-manager Roy Evans saying that fans “have every right to protest.”

“They’ve always stood up for what they believe in. Liverpool wouldn’t be what it is without them,” he wrote online.