Roy Keane proved that his heart isn’t made of stone after watching Ian Wright’s ‘powerful’ interview with Boreham Wood forward Adrian Clifton.Clifton, 33, spent time in prison as a youngster after failing to make the grade at Arsenal, Norwich City and West Ham.During his last prison sentence, in 2009, Clifton appeared on ‘Football Behind Bars’ - a TV show hosted by Ian Wright, whose mission was to help imprisoned youths change their lives.And the show helped to change the life of Clifton, who has spent the last 11 years playing for various non-league clubs.The forward even went on to make his debut for Montserrat in March 2015 and has scored four goals in 12 appearances at international level.Clifton moved to Boreham Wood after leaving Dagenham & Redbridge in 2021 and fired the National League side through to the FA Cup fourth round by scoring the winning goal in 2-1 win against Wimbledon in January.That goal set up a fourth-round tie against Championship high-fliers Bournemouth, and Wright conducted a heartwarming interview with Clifton prior to the game.You can watch it here:

What a beautiful story.

“Ah, brilliant,” Keane said after the interview finished, giving his colleague a pat on the leg in the process. “Well done, Wrighty mate, good stuff - very powerful, great story.”

Boreham Wood sealed place in FA Cup fifth round

Incredibly, Boreham Wood produced one of the biggest FA Cup upsets of recent times by sealing a 1-0 victory over Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium.

They now look forward to mouth-watering trip to Everton in the fifth round in early March.

Clifton spoke emotionally about the impact Wright made on him after the win against Bournemouth.

“When someone like Ian comes into a young man like myself’s life and shows belief, you can see how far it can go.”

He added: “I’m holding back the tears.”

Watch Clifton’s post-match interview here:

The power of football.