“We have lost an outstanding personality, a great footballer, the owner of three world championship titles.
He scored over 1000 goals.
Pele was very elegant and I think he changed the game.
He was a gentleman in every way, ”the official website of Manchester United quotes ten Hag as saying.
The legendary footballer died on December 29 at the age of 83.
Pele is the only three-time world champion as a current player.
During his career, he scored 1289 goals in 1363 games.
The International Olympic Committee recognized Pele as the best football player of the 20th century, despite the fact that he never participated in the Olympic Games.
Pele is also recognized as the best football player of the 20th century by FIFA.
This title was awarded to him by many of the largest sports publications in the world.
Earlier, Paris Saint-Germain head coach Christophe Galtier reacted to the death of Pele.