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With matches to come against Atletico Madrid, who beat Austrian side SV Polten 6-0 away from home, next week, then French heavyweights PSG and Lyon, plus Juventus, United needed to win to stand any chance of reaching the 'nine to 12 points' Skinner thinks will be needed to get through to the knockout stages.

The move, ordered by the government, is aimed at reducing the so-called '8am scramble' to get through to practices on the phone.

The government has argued online GP booking will help free up phone lines for those who need to get through to a doctor urgently, as well as relieving pressure on A&E units.

Research show that when patients struggle to get through to their GP on the phone they are more likely to turn to A&E.

“It takes the right kind of people to get through to me, because I’m stubborn, and I’ve done it — or did it — one way for a long time,” Kershaw said.