<p><br /> Roberto Mancini is confident Emmanuel Adebayor will learn the lessons of past mistakes and keep his focus purely on the football at Arsenal on Saturday.<br /> </p><p><br /> The striker returns to the Emirates Stadium for the first time since his controversial £25 million exit from Arsenal last summer, and the first time since his stormy appearance against the Gunners earlier this season.<br /> </p><p><br /> Adebayor was handed a four-match ban for raking his studs down the face of former team-mate Robin van Persie, an action which drew an angry verbal response from the Dutchman.<br /> </p><p><br /> That incident would have been bad enough had it not come straight after an ill-advised goal celebration from the forward, when he raced the full length of the field to slide right in front of the Gunners' supporters after scoring against his old club.<br /> </p><p><br /> As someone who was not even at Manchester City at the time, Mancini can look back at the incident from a detached perspective.<br /> </p><p><br /> However, with points now vital in the battle for fourth spot, the Italian accepts Adebayor cannot afford to let himself get sidetracked again.<br /> </p><p><br /> "I remember the game against Arsenal. I watched it on TV," recalled Mancini.<br /> </p><p><br /> "I don't know why it happened but in that first game Emmanuel made a mistake.<br /> </p><p><br /> "On Saturday it is important he only concentrates on Manchester City because Emmanuel is important to us when he is doing that.<br /> </p><p><br /> "If he scores another goal I will be happy but it is important we don't have another situation like the first one."<br /> </p>
