Liverpool Scrap £77 Tickets After Walkout

Liverpool FC have scrapped plans to charge £77 for some tickets and apologised to supporters for "distress caused".

It comes after an estimated 10,000 fans walked out of Anfield in the 77th minute of Liverpool's 2-2 draw with Sunderland on Saturday in protest.

The changes would have meant some supporters paying more than £1,000 for a season ticket for the first time, though other ticket prices would have been reduced.

The protest was seemingly backed by David Cameron, who said this week there was a "problem" with ticket prices.

Now, Liverpool's American owners, Fenway Sports Group, have written an open letter to supporters admitting they "got it wrong" and promising to freeze ticket prices next season.

"It has been a tumultuous week. On behalf of everyone at Fenway Sports Group and Liverpool Football Club we would like to apologise for the distress caused by our ticket pricing plan for the 2016-17 season," they wrote.

"The three of us have been particularly troubled by the perception that we don't care about our supporters, that we are greedy, and that we are attempting to extract personal profits at the club's expense. Quite the opposite is true."

The freeze means the highest general admission ticket will remain at the 2015-16 level - £59. The most expensive season ticket will be £869.

Liverpool supporters' union Spirit of Shankly said: "Today's announcement has to be seen as a positive step in repairing the relationship between owners and supporters.

"If they had recognised what was being said by supporters about the impact of the original price rises ... then much of the embarrassment and upset of the last four days would have been avoided. It is a sobering lesson in listening to your supporters properly."