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Unai Emery Wants to Use Lucas Torreira 'High Up the Pitch' for Arsenal

Lucas Torreira may be Arsenal's best defensive midfielder in the eyes of many, but Gunners head coach Unai Emery doesn't agree. The Spaniard instead wants to use the Uruguay international farther forward.

Emery spelled out where Torreira can be most effective after Arsenal beat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-0 in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday, per Joe Krishnan of the London Evening Standard:

"He was able to go from box to box and I want to use his quality. His qualities are that he can give us good pressing, and he can win the ball high up the pitch to give us the possession to score.