Lucas Leiva has spoken of his excitement at meeting the legendary Pele when the man himself visited Anfield recently.
Pele was in Liverpool to watch Brendan Rodgers’ side take on Manchester United in the Premier League. Lucas and Coutinho were unsurprisingly the first players to corner the legendary striker and Lucas couldn’t hide his joy.
“When I found out he was coming I was excited and I was trying to do everything I could to meet him because I had never met him before,” said Lucas. “It was quite funny because it was the first time and it was just the chance to take a picture with him and speak a few words with him.”
Despite the prescence of Pele, Lucas and Coutinho couldn’t prevent Manchester United leaving Anfield with a 2-1 victory.
“When I found out he was coming I was excited and I was trying to do everything I could to meet him because I had never met him before,” said Lucas.
“It was quite funny and it was the first time and it was just the chance to take a picture with him and speak a few words with him.