Adebayor was handed a suspended ban and £25,000 fine for his 100-yard dash towards the away supporters after netting in City’s 4-2 win back in September.
But the Togo hitman – who will face his former side again in a fortnight’s time in the Carling Cup – still doesn’t believe he did anything wrong.
“I guess it was the way I felt treated that made me react the way I did after scoring that goal,” he said in The Mirror.
“I did feel very hurt. I had been so excited to play against my old team-mates, but they didn’t want to shake my hand in the tunnel and then I heard the fans singing about my parents.
“After that, I had no choice. I can’t go into the crowd with them and start shouting, so I thought the best response would be to score.
“Luckily, I managed to do just that and then the emotions took over, although I had calmed down before I got to them.”
“It was just my way of saying, ‘You let me go. See, I am not as terrible a player as you thought I was!’”
