Emmanuel Adebayor admits he made a "mistake" leaving Arsenal after latest Emirates return

Adebayor said: “For me, at the end of the day I have to be happy about where I came from and what I have become today – I have to forget about all the haters.

“All the Arsenal fans boo me and when I look back I understand where everything went wrong but there are certain things in life you cannot come back to any more, you just look at it and say 'okay I made a mistake'.

“We all do things at some stage of our lives that we are not supposed to do but the most important thing is to keep moving.

“It is not my first time coming back to play against Arsenal at the Emirates.

“You can see when I was on the bench and warming up and they were booing me I was just laughing, I cannot say I’m used to it because it is not good to get used to this kind of stuff.

“But at the end of the day it is funny, the weather was good, we were playing in London and 20 minutes from my house, I have to be happy. If I'm not happy then something is wrong.

“It is more than a pleasure coming back to this beautiful stadium and I really enjoyed myself and playing a part in our goal it is even better.”

Adebayor had the last laugh on the boo boys when he set up Palace's equaliser to earn a morale-boosting point ahead of their league trip to Manchester United on Wednesday and FA Cup semi-final against Watford on Sunday.

And Adebayor says reaching the final will be the finest moment of his career in England.

Adebayor said: “Reaching the FA Cup final would be one of the best in my career. I did not play in the FA Cup final for Arsenal, Manchester City or Tottenham. For me it would be my best moment in England.

“Which is normal because I did not win anything with Arsenal, Manchester City or Tottenham. Let's get out there, enjoy our football and take it from there. It is good to go back to Wembley, especially with Crystal Palace.

“I played with three big clubs in England with Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham and I've got the chance to go to Wembley with the smallest among those four clubs I have played for and it is even more beautiful.

“It means this club has something special, they have a good manager and a good team and we don't play the best football sometimes which is normal because of the players we have got – but trust me it is a beautiful club and I am just enjoying myself again.”