Ralls is getting all the praise (and rightfully so) as he was brilliant yesterday, but I also thought Gunnarsson was unbelievable! The "Gunnarsson wall" stopped Ruben Neves etc playing through the middle of us. Gunnarsson sat in front of the back 4, broke play up, made tackles and intercepted passes time and time again. Ralls and Damour picked up a lot of loose balls created from Gunnarsson winning the ball back.
I did a post after the Villa game saying the midfield trio of Gunnarsson, Ralls and Damour would be "formidable" this season and I think they proved it yesterday. We now have a midfield working as a cohesive unit, full of energy, able to press opponents, cut off options, win the ball back and then be able to carry the ball forwards to relieve pressure and create openings.