Adebayor relishing City life

MANCHESTER CITY boss Mark Hughes believes Emmanuel Adebayor is enjoying his football again because he is now playing for a team with huge potential – and fans who appreciate him.

Adebayor, the £25 million (€28 million) arrival from Arsenal, grabbed the only goal of the game at Portsmouth, his third in as many Premier League games, as City maintained their 100% start to the season.

“It’s clear to see he is happy where he is,” said Hughes. “He’s enjoying playing with good players again and the fans love him. That maybe was missing from his life before. I thought he was superb. There was a lot said about Ade as a player and a person – a lot of it with a negative slant. You can only judge people on how you find them and he’s come in and wants to be successful. Those negative things people said I haven’t seen.