Brentford shotstopper Wojciech Szczesny reckons he has done enough to prove he can be the answer to Arsenal’s goalkeeping woes next season.

The 20-year-old Polish international pulled off a world class save in the dying minutes of Tuesday’s 2-1 win over Tranmere Rovers, three days after doing the same to earn his side a 0-0 draw at Bristol Rovers.

The Gunners saw Lukasz Fabianski’s howler against Wigan Athletic on Sunday - the latest in a list of goalkeeping errors to mar Arsenal’s campaign - helped to end their hopes of snatching a first Premier League title since 2004.

By contrast, Szczensy has played a large part in Brentford’s rise to 10th in the League One table since switching to Griffin Park from the Emirates Stadium in November on loan.

And the youngster, who celebrated his birthday on Sunday, believes he has what it takes to be Arsenal’s number one next season.

“I knew I was coming here to prove myself good enough to be in goal for Arsenal and hopefully I’ve convinced some people I can do a job for them next year,” he said.

“I believe that if I had been given a chance at Arsenal before I came here, I would have been good enough. I just came here to prove it. Hopefully some people - including Arsene Wenger - will see me in that number one place next year.

“I’ve said before that you need to learn the basics in this league to then take that back to Arsenal. You might have seen in recent months that Arsenal goalkeepers have had problems with the basics.

“You need to make sure that when you come to the lower leagues you don’t make mistakes and if you pull off a couple of great saves that is a bonus.

“I believe I’ve done that and only made a couple of mistakes. Things have gone well.”

Boss Andy Scott has certainly run oput of superaltives to describe Szcsesny and his contribution to his side’s impressive first season back in League One, that sees them within touching distance of a top ten finish.

He made a point of singling out the giant Pole for praise in his Tranmere programme notes and remains convinced he is destined to make his mark at the highest level.

Which he thinks means it is less likely he will be pulling on a Bees shirt come August.

“Players at the big clubs have the right mentality. For someone to come into league football having never played a game, well, it is an outstanding achievement for him to produce the performances he has,” he added.

“We would love to have him back net year, but we understand that the chances are probably very small.

“We are grateful for what he has done for us and we hope we can be the springboard for him to go on and have a fantastic career at the highest level, and I see no reason why that should not be the case.”

However, he stopped short of telling Wenger to put his faith in the young star.

He said: “I’m not in a position to question Arsene’s judgement on his goalkeepers and he knows his players better than anyone.

“All I can say is Wojciech has done everything in his power here.

“Although he has made a couple of mistakes he has shown the mental ability to bounce back and that is why young lads are sent out on loan.

“He is a fantastic lad who is desperate for the chance and is mature beyond his years.”