Henrikh Mkhitaryan says he left Arsenal for Roma to 'start having fun again'.

The Armenian is enjoying his spell in the Italian capital, having accrued six goals four assists since joining on a season-long loan last September.

And Mkhitaryan says a desire to enjoy his football motivated the move to Serie A.

"I chose Roma to start having fun again," he said.

"On September 1, two hours after playing with Arsenal [a 2-2 draw with Tottenham], Mino Raiola told me to get on the first flight to Rome. It all happened very quickly.

"I had promised myself that things would change this season. When you are 30, you no longer have time to waste and you need to keep trying to have fun.

"At the beginning of the season our goal was to reach the top four, reach the Coppa Italia final and go as far as possible in Europe.

"Pressure here isn't an issue for me. Not because of my age, but because I have played at clubs like Manchester United and Arsenal.

"The people here live for football, it's great.

"My goal is to continue playing until I am 37. I don't know what will happen to me, or if I will be able to carry on physically that long.

"I want to play at the top level for as long as possible. That's my goal, but we'll see."