Emmanuel Adebayor opened up on his “hate” towards Arsenal, before describing Arsene Wenger as a “fake” manager.
The former Tottenham, and Real Madrid star spent three years at the Emirates Stadium, scoring 62 goals and contributing 24 assists in 144 appearances for the Gunners.
However, he has carried a strong loathing of the north Londoners, ever since his bitter and volatile departure in 2009, when he signed for Manchester City in 2009.
He added further fuel to the fire when he sprinted the length of the pitch and celebrated in front of the travelling Arsenal fans, after scoring a last minute winner – he soon received a £25,000 fine from the FA for his controversial celebration.
And the Togolese striker, who now plays for Turkish giants Istanbul Basaksehir, opened up on his resentment towards Arsenal and Wenger.
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"Mourinho is the one of the managers I loved and will always love," Adebayor said to Turkish television programme Beyond The Game.
"He is one of the [most] honest managers I have met in my career, which is crazy because most of the managers are all kind of fake.
"As an example, I had a meeting with Arsene Wenger in his office when he told me I had to leave because he didn't see my future anymore in Arsenal.
"So I didn't have any other choice than joining Man City, who I was very happy to join.
"And the next day when I joined Manchester City I saw him doing a press conference in London saying that I wanted to leave because the money was big and everything and since that day that is where the hate for Arsenal came from."
Arsenal sold the striker to the Citizens for £25million at the beginning of the 2009-10 season.
And more than ten years since his exit from the Emirates Stadium, current Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is enduring a similar falling out with current striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
The Gabonese striker has been jettisoned from the squad ever since he allegedly returned late from a trip abroad before Arsenal’s 3-0 home victory against Southampton.
Arteta soon banished him from the squad and stripped him off the club captaincy in what was a very firm showing of discipline from the former Manchester City assistant manager.
And as the former Borussia Dortmund striker has not been seen in an Arsenal shirt since, Adebayor believes the striker’s time at Arsenal has come to an end.
“I know he's going through a lot, because that's Arsenal for you,” he said to Sky Sports News.
“They never knew how to forgive, so I know he went through a lot. He's a fantastic player, I wish him all the best - I've sent him a message already.
“We just want him to bounce back. Whether we like it or not, he's an African brother and we want him to keep representing Africa the way he was doing before.
“I don't think so (if Aubameyang can succeed at Arsenal), this is what I know because it happened to me also.
“Not in the same way but in Arsenal, a way back I would be surprised [to see]. But he's a great player so let's see how it ends up.”
