Few footballers have ridden the emotional rollercoaster more than Middlesbrough's Adam Clayton during the Covid crisis. The Boro midfielder and his family have gone through hell with his father Steve on the brink of death during a harrowing 51 days in intensive care after going down with the virus in March.
But this week, Clayton shed tears of joy after watching his Dad being give a guard of honour by doctors and nurses at North Manchester Infirmary after winning his own survival battle.
It's been a bitter-sweet period for the 31-year-old, who before lockdown, was embroiled in a relegation dogfight at the Riverside.