Football News – The draw for the final-eight of the Carling Cup has today, Saturday, been announced, and has thrown together some interesting fixtures. Most notably; Arsenal‘s return to the City of Manchester Stadium to take on Emmanuel Adebayor’s new side Manchester City.

The Togo targetman left the Gunners in acrimonious circumstances. He joined Mark Hughes’ Eastlands outfit in the summer in a £25 million transfer but was suspended for three games when he faced his former club earlier in the season.

Adebayor notoriously ran the length of the pitch to celebrate in front of the travelling Arsenal fans after he scored a goal, and was also adjudged to have stamped on the face of Robin van Persie. This fixture, therefore, presents a mouthwatering grudge-match for neutrals and fans alike.

Elsewhere, Blackburn Rovers host Chelsea, Aston Villa travel to Portsmouth and Manchester United take on Tottenham Hotspur in a repeat of last season’s final.

Fixtures in full:

Manchester City – Arsenal
Blackburn Rovers – Chelsea
Manchester United – Tottenham Hotspur
Portsmouth – Aston Villa

Matches to be played on the week beginning November 30, 2009.