Arsenal supporters have been making a lot of noise in recent times after seeing their side extend their impressive unbeaten run in all competitions to 17 games at the weekend.

Unai Emery’s men went into their meeting with fellow high-flyers Bournemouth off the back of three straight draws in the Premier League, which came after a remarkable seven-match winning run. And the Gunners got back to winning ways in the league, at the same time preserving their excellent unbeaten streak in all competitions, with a 2-1 victory at the Vitality Stadium on Sunday, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s strike proving to be the winner after Josh King had cancelled out Jefferson Lerma’s own goal for the Cherries.

Thus, there have been many buoyant Arsenal fans up and down the country in recent times, several of whom have been heaping praise on Aubameyang for bagging the winning goal on Sunday, with that his tenth of a mightily impressive season so far.

Yet it was far from plain sailing for Emery’s Gunners on the South Coast on Sunday, with the North London giants again needing a commanding performance from Lucas Torreira in the middle of the park to help power them to another league victory.

The Uruguay international made the move to the Emirates Stadium during the summer as Emery sought to bolster his midfield ranks, and he appears to have found an absolute gem given the level of performances the 22-year-old has produced thus far.

And the former Sampdoria man was again at his very best on Sunday in laying the foundations for another Arsenal win, with the midfielder excellent on the ball and indeed off it to help steer Emery’s men to another three points.

Torreira touched the ball 76 times to underline his busy overall involvement in proceedings, while his 91% pass success rate was inferior to just Hector Bellerin and Sokratis (94%) of those that started the game for the visitors.

Add in one key pass, and indeed completing his one and only dribble over the course of the 90 minutes, and it’s clear that the 22-year-old was solid on the ball to help the Gunners make the transition from defence into attack - but he also excelled off the ball as well.

The Uruguayan, capped 13 times by his country, won two of the three aerial duels he contested to help negate that threat from Bournemouth, while he also completed two of his three tackles in the middle of the park in a bid to thwart the home side’s advances on the floor.

Add in a clearance, and it’s clear that the 22-year-old did exactly what was asked of him by manager Emery - he appears to be the midfielder Arsenal have been crying out for in the last few years.

So while Aubameyang got the all-important winning goal, Torreira’s efforts in the midfield helped the Gunners navigate a very tricky encounter against the Cherries, hence the £36 million-rated ace (as per Transfermarkt) was their unsung hero on Sunday.

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