Game of Thrones fan Mohamed Salah's delight at meeting 'mother of dragons' Emilia Clarke
The Egyptian footballer tweets image from meeting with Game of Thrones actress while in New York
Mohamed Salah meets with actress Emilia Clarke at the Time 100 event in New York. Mohamed Salah / Twitter
Graham Caygill
So, it turns out that Mohamed Salah is a Game of Thrones fan.
The Egyptian footballer has been in New York this week attending the Time 100 event, which took place on Tuesday in New York.
The Liverpool forward met a number of celebrities during the event, but it was meeting actress Emilia Clarke from the TV show Game of Thrones that drew him to social media.
Salah, 26, tweeted a picture of himself with Clarke, who plays Daenerys Targaryan, during the event, writing "The mother of dragons herself..." with a smiling emoji to complete the sentence.
Salah enjoyed his break in the United States, even tweeting out another image of him in front of two pizzas at a pizzeria in New York.
Emilia Clarke arrives on the red carpet for the Time 100 Gala at the Lincoln Center in New York on April 23, 2019. Reuters
Taylor Swift arrives on the red carpet for the Time 100 Gala at the Lincoln Center in New York on April 23, 2019. AFP
Sandra Oh arrives on the red carpet for the Time 100 Gala at the Lincoln Center in New York on April 23, 2019. AP
Naomi Campbell arrives on the red carpet for the Time 100 Gala at the Lincoln Center in New York on April 23, 2019. AFP
Julianne Moore and Clare Waight Keller arrive on the red carpet for the Time 100 Gala at the Lincoln Center in New York on April 23, 2019. AFP
Martha Stewart arrives on the red carpet for the Time 100 Gala at the Lincoln Center in New York on April 23, 2019. AFP
Brie Larson arrives on the red carpet for the Time 100 Gala at the Lincoln Center in New York on April 23, 2019. Reuters
Glenn Close arrives on the red carpet for the Time 100 Gala at the Lincoln Center in New York on April 23, 2019. Reuters
Rami Malek arrives on the red carpet for the Time 100 Gala at the Lincoln Center in New York on April 23, 2019. AP
Richard Madden arrives on the red carpet for the Time 100 Gala at the Lincoln Center in New York on April 23, 2019. AFP
Jimmy Fallon and Mohamed Salah arrive on the red carpet for the Time 100 Gala at the Lincoln Center in New York on April 23, 2019. Reuters
Yalitza Aparicio arrives on the red carpet for the Time 100 Gala at the Lincoln Center in New York on April 23, 2019. Reuters
Khalid arrives on the red carpet for the Time 100 Gala at the Lincoln Center in New York on April 23, 2019. AFP
Dwayne Johnson arrives on the red carpet for the Time 100 Gala at the Lincoln Center in New York on April 23, 2019. Reuters
Trevor Noah arrives on the red carpet for the Time 100 Gala at the Lincoln Center in New York on April 23, 2019. Reuters
Gayle King arrives on the red carpet for the Time 100 Gala at the Lincoln Center in New York on April 23, 2019. AFP
Sophia Bush arrives on the red carpet for the Time 100 Gala at the Lincoln Center in New York on April 23, 2019. AFP
Arianna Huffington arrives on the red carpet for the Time 100 Gala at the Lincoln Center in New York on April 23, 2019. AFP
#MeToo founder Tarana Burke arrives on the red carpet for the Time 100 Gala at the Lincoln Center in New York on April 23, 2019. AFP
Nancy Pelosi arrives on the red carpet for the Time 100 Gala at the Lincoln Center in New York on April 23, 2019. AFP
Mia Farrow and her son, journalist Ronan Farrow, arrive on the red carpet for the Time 100 Gala at the Lincoln Center in New York on April 23, 2019. AFP
Martha Hunt arrives on the red carpet for the Time 100 Gala at the Lincoln Center in New York on April 23, 2019. AFP
Hasan Minhaj arrives on the red carpet for the Time 100 Gala at the Lincoln Center in New York on April 23, 2019. AFP
Salah returns to action on Friday as Liverpool take on Huddersfield Town, with the Merseyside club one point behind Manchester City in the Premier League title race with three games to go.
It is going to be a busy summer for Salah, with Egypt hosting the African Cup of Nations in June.
Game of Thrones is in its final season and the last episode is on May 19.