Szczesny was handed his Premier League debut at Old Trafford on Monday night due to Lukasz Fabianski carrying a slight knock and Manuel Almunia reportedly suffering a fresh injury.
The 20-year-old did not disappoint in the clash between the title rivals and could do nothing to prevent Park Ji-sung's first-half header securing United the points.
He made good saves from Anderson and Wayne Rooney in the second half and impressed Wenger with his handling.
Wenger had no qualms about pitching the rookie keeper into such an important game and the Gunners boss feels Szczesny displayed his potential.
"Overall that was a good performance from Wojciech. The goalkeeper performed well," said Wenger.
"He was a bit nervous in his kicking but he didn't make any mistakes with his hands.
"It was a big game. But in this job you do not look at the size of the game. You look at the quality of the player.
"Every big goalkeeper started at 18 or 19. I saw (Edwin) Van der Sar play in big games when he was 18."
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