Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor was handed a three-match ban for violent conduct by the English Football Association on Thursday. The Togo international had accepted the charge for a malicious stamp on Arsenal's Dutch striker Robin van Persie during City's 4-2 Premier League home win last Saturday. The former Arsenal player will miss Sunday's league derby away to local rivals Manchester United, a League Cup home tie against Fulham and a league match at home to West Ham United.