Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta had no simple answer when asked to explain how his side could be so good at mighty Liverpool on Thursday after being so bad on Sunday against second tier opponents.
Bundled out of the FA Cup by Championship side Nottingham Forest five days ago, the Gunners held on for a 0-0 draw at Anfield with 10 men and no recognised midfielders in their League Cup semi-final first leg.
“Really difficult to explain,” the Spaniard told Sky Sports.
“You see the performance we had against Manchester City where we probably deserved much more than we got in the game, but again we played with 10 men.
“Then we went to play Forest away and it was a completely different one. But today we got the level back and we did what we had to do.
“It is an extremely young team and sometimes that inconsistency is going to happen.”
