Wojciech Szczesny hails Olivier Giroud improvement

Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has praised teammate Olivier Giroud for his improvement with the Gunners this season.

The France international proved to be the match-winner in the 1-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion at the Emirates Stadium today, taking his total for the campaign to 22 in all competitions.

Giroud marked his first season in North London with 17 goals, and Szczesny hopes that the 27-year-old can make further strides in the 2014-15 campaign.

"I think he has improved massively for us this season," the Poland international told Sky Sports News. "Not only does he score goals, but he works very hard for the team and his hold-up play is very good.

"So he keeps improving and hopefully next season he will be even better for us."

Arsenal secured a top-four finish in the Premier League for the 17th successive year this weekend.