Manchester United and Manchester City's players will be wearing black armbands on Saturday as a mark of respect to Pele who died at the age of 82 this week.
The news was announced on Thursday evening that the Brazilian legend had died in his home country. Pele had been suffering with colon cancer before his passing.
In a statement, the Premier League announced that they would be paying tribute across their matches this weekend. The statement read: "In tribute to Pele, Premier League clubs will remember his contribution to football during match week 18 (December 30 - January 1) by holding a minute’s applause prior to kick-offs.
