Source: Daily_Mail
Adebayor adds to Man City woes as striker lands four-match suspension
Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor has been handed a four-match ban after being sent off during the FA Cup fifth-round replay defeat against Stoke on Tuesday, the FA have confirmed. [LNB]The Togo forward was dismissed after hitting Potters' defender Ryan Shawcross with a flailing arm at the Britannia Stadium, and has chosen not to appeal against the decision. [LNB]Although it was the 25-year-old's first red card of the season he was handed an extra one-game ban on top of the usual three-match suspension because it is the second occasion on which he has been found guilty of violent conduct. [LNB] Early bath: Adebayor heads down the tunnel after his red card[LNB]CLICK HERE FOR THE WEEKEND PREMIER LEAGUE AND CARLING CUP TEAM NEWSAdebayor was given a three-game ban earlier in the season for a challenge of former Arsenal team-mate Robin van Persie in City's 4-2 Premier League victory over the Gunners in September. [LNB]City are also without midfielder Patrick Vieira, who is currently serving his own three-match ban for violent conduct following his kick on Glenn Whelan in last week's Premier League meeting with Stoke. [LNB] Bridge can't wait to play against Terry at Chelsea, says Man City stopper GivenStoke 3 Man City 1: Adebayor sent off as Potty Blues crash out of FA CupFA Cup could switch to midweek games in bid to add touch of glamourEXCLUSIVE: Are Mancini's days at Manchester City numbered already?Zabaleta won't let FA Cup defeat disrupt Man City's Champions League pushMANCHESTER CITY FC
