The win was just the tonic Liverpool needed as they attempted to get over the hangover of suffering a massive setback to their title hopes with defeat at Middlesbrough last Saturday.

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The win was the ideal tonic for Brown, whose side had conceded 10 goals in their previous two matches and were on a four-game losing streak that had seen them slide to second-bottom in the Premier League.

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His 17-under total of 271 gave him his fifth European Tour win and for Oosthuizen acted as the perfect tonic after his Masters heartbreak.

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