Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny says he made the right choice leaving Arsenal because he made no tactical improvement while he was in London.

The Poland international joined the Gunners as a 16-year-old and spent nine years in north London before joining Roma on a two-year loan deal in 2015.

The Italian champions signed Szczesny on a four-year deal this summer, and the 27-year-old is grateful that he has remained in Italy, a place he says has helped him improve immensely compared to his near decade-long stay in England.

"Honestly, I couldn't say from a technical standpoint that I improved in any way from when I became first choice at Arsenal until the day I left for Roma," he told The Independent.

"However, in the two-and-a-half years since I came to Italy I've improved massively, which is thanks to the coaches and the way they work.

"It's not about improving when you play, it's every day in training you have to work on every aspect of your game and that's something I've really enjoyed.

"I think in general, the coaches in Italy are much more tactical, that's just how the league works.

"At Arsenal you'd just prepare physically for it but here you watch films analysing a specific opponent before the game and afterwards we'll watch again to see what worked and what didn't.

"I enjoyed working with some great coaches at Arsenal, Roma and here, but the goalkeeping school in Italy is very different - it's very technical and pays more attention to the details."

However, Szczesny did admit it was difficult too accept he was leaving Arsenal.

"Accepting that my time with Arsenal was over was difficult because I never imagined leaving," he said.

"I supported them as a kid and I got to play for the club of my dreams, but life goes on.

"It was the right thing for me and both clubs and, while one side of me found it difficult to say it was over, the other said let's just get it done."