FA to look at Adebayor conduct in win over Arsenal

The Football Association is to examine Emmanuel Adebayor's extravagant goal celebration against former club Arsenal and his challenge that left Robin van Persie with a facial wound during the Gunners' 4-2 loss to Manchester City.
Adebayor, who joined City in July after being a target for Arsenal fans during his final season in north London, ran the length of the pitch in Saturday's Premier League game to celebrate in front of visiting Gunners supporters after scoring City's third goal.
Furious Arsenal fans hurled objects onto the field and had to be kept under control. Police said one steward was knocked unconscious.
Earlier, Adebayor's boot caught the head of Van Persie, leaving the Arsenal forward with a cut to the face which the Dutch star said was the result of a "malicious stamp".
FA chief executive Ian Watmore told BBC radio on Sunday: "Our governance team will take a good look at both of the incidents that have been highlighted and will come to the media with the answers early next week."
Watmore was clearly disappointed by the goal celebration, for which the Togolese strike was booked.
"I was pretty unimpressed really because the problems between the Arsenal fans and Adebayor are well documented, and he ran the whole length of the field to celebrate," Watmore said. "So I think we're going to have a good close look at that one on Monday when we see it properly in the cold light of day.
"I thought the stewards did a great job of calming the situation down and it was to Manchester City's credit nothing worse happened."
Watmore would not be drawn, though, on the possible extent of any sanctions against the player.
"The punishments are the decision of the individual commission, if we get that far," he said.
Adebayor had a troubled end to his spell as an Arsenal player, with supporters accusing him of a lack of loyalty when he was linked with other clubs. Two seasons ago, he also had a flare-up with Arsenal teammate Nicklas Bendtner during a 5-1 League Cup loss to Tottenham.
Interviewed after Saturday's game in Manchester, Adebayor apologized for his goal celebration.
"To be honest, I'm very sorry for all this," he said. "Sometimes, the emotion takes over. That's what happened. I was very happy to score the goal.
"Before the game, people have been saying and writing things and the emotions took over. People who love me and know me know how I behave."
Van Persie accused Adebayor, his former strike partner, of stamping.
"I am sad and disappointed by my former teammate Emmanuel Adebayor's mindless and malicious stamp on me," the Dutch forward said. "He set out to hurt me and I feel lucky that I have not suffered a greater injury. The contact was only centimeters from my eye.
"I knew he was aiming for a collision because he changed the angle of his body to allow contact to be made. He moved backwards when his natural momentum would have taken him forward. I find that deeply disrespectful."