A taxi driver from Anfield has explained how he came across a shady match day ticket operation at a house close to Liverpool's stadium.

The driver - who has asked not to be named - provided a detailed account of how he took a group of Liverpool fans from the United States to a house in Anfield where they were ripped off for match tickets.

The incident in question happened on December 29 ahead of Liverpool's 5-1 demolition of Arsenal.

The driver explained how he picked up four US fans and was asked to take them to an address a short walk from the stadium.

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He said: "When we arrived there the front door was wide open and there was a man outside greeting people and directing them inside.

"One of my passengers went inside for 10 minutes and when he came out he was talking to the man greeting people who told him 'I'm really sorry about the mix-up but the other guy has gone home and forgotten to leave his season ticket.

"He is due back in two hours so take the three you have paid for and come back in a while for the fourth, it happens some times."

After the driver realised the fans were buying tickets for the match, he asked his passengers how much they were paying and was told it was 'an awful lot.'

He said he later found out that the foreign fans were being charged £250 per ticket.

What was even more concerning for the cabbie was the volume of people who were coming to pay these reportedly exorbitant prices for spare tickets.

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He said: "During the ten minutes I was sat outside the address, at least a dozen people arrived at the house, entered and came out having secured the tickets they were expecting to buy."

He added: "As a Liverpool fan who has problems getting tickets, I find it offensive that these people who have probably never been to a game are selling tickets to visitors into the city - surely something can be done to end the ripping off of genuine Liverpool fans?"

The driver said he attaches no blame to the fans buying the tickets as they 'just want to watch their team.'

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Fans being ripped off for re-sold tickets is of course nothing new.

Last week the ECHO reported how a Twitter account was attempting to flog tickets for the Reds' clash with Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium for £250 - a cool £220 more than the capped fee for away game tickets in the Premier League.