The Football Association confirmed this morning that they will take a “good close look” at two incidents involving Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor during yesterday’s 4-2 win over Arsenal at Eastlands.

The former Gunners forward courted controversy by running the length of the pitch to taunt the Arsenal fans after scoring City’s third goal, having earlier appeared to stamp on former team-mate Robin van Persie, leaving the Dutchman with a gashed face.

Referee Mark Clattenburg booked the Togo striker for his celebrations, which provoked fury among many Arsenal fans who had to be restrained by pitchside stewards, one of whom needed hospital treatment after being hit by a flying object in the melee.

Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live’s Sportsweek programme, FA chief executive Ian Watmore confirmed Adebayor’s actions would come under scrutiny in the coming days.

He said: “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, 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.

“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 refused to be drawn on the possible extent of any punishment which could be meted out to Adebayor, saying: “The punishments are the decision of the individual commission, if we get that far.”

A fuming Van Persie was clearly in no mood to cut Adebayor any slack either.

“He set out to hurt me and I feel lucky that I have not suffered a greater injury,” said the Dutchman, who labelled it a “mindless and malicious stamp”.

“The contact was only centimetres from my eye,” he continued. “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.”

Van Persie’s statement is as inflammatory as Adebayor’s ill-advised goal celebration, when he ran the full length of the field and slid straight in front of the Arsenal fans, arms wide open as a torrent of abuse rained down. A steward was knocked unconscious in the ensuing melee.

The Togo forward apologised for the celebration immediately afterwards, as he did for catching Van Persie, although he claimed there was no contact between the former team-mates.

“I was trying to keep the ball and I saw him come to tackle me,” said Adebayor. “I didn’t have time to get my feet back and so I touched his head. I feel sorry for him.”

The unsavoury post-script to what should have been a significant step forward for City leaves Mark Hughes facing next week’s encounter with Manchester United potentially without three of his star men.

Robinho is definitely out after Hughes revealed scans showed the Brazilian has a stress fracture just above the ankle that will keep him out for up to four weeks.

Former Red Devil Carlos Tevez is struggling to get over a knee problem in order to face his former club. Now Adebayor could find himself serving an unwanted suspension if the FA agree with Van Persie’s assessment of the incident.

Although discussion of the striker’s conduct is unavoidable, it is a shame for City, who emerged from a second-half pummelling to secure a fourth straight win that keeps them in the top four.