‘It took years for Queer as Folk to be seen as a good thing’: It's A Sin's Russell T Davies on how Manchester's Gay Village changed his life

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer did not say when David de Gea would return to Manchester United following the birth of his daughter.De Gea, 30, became a father on Thursday when his partner, Edurne Garcia, gave birth to a girl called Yanay in Madrid, Spain.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDavid de Gea has taken to social media to celebrate the birth of his first child, Yanay.De Gea and girlfriend Edurne Garcia both posted a picture on their Instagram accounts on Friday morning of the baby's hand along with a caption which read: "Yanay 4•3•21" along with a loveheart emoji. The Spanish goalkeeper, 30, missed Manchester United's goalless draw away at Crystal Palace in midweek ahead of the birth of his child on Thursday.

straight to your inbox every day for freeHere are the Manchester United evening headlines on Thursday, March 4.Henderson set for run of gamesUnited goalkeeper Dean Henderson is set for a run of games in the first-team in the absence of David de Gea.The MEN understands that Henderson was told before the 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace on Wednesday that he should prepare for the possibility of starting United's next six games.The 23-year-old has predominantly started in the cup competitions this

straight to your inbox every day for freeDean Henderson is set for a run of games for Manchester United in the absence of David de Gea.The MEN understands Henderson, 23, was told before the goalless draw with Crystal Palace to prepare for the possibility of starting in United's next six games.United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer refused to elaborate on De Gea's absence following United's third consecutive goalless draw, but it is understood De Gea could miss the rest of United's matches this

straight to your inbox every day for free David de Gea misses Manchester United's trip to Crystal Palace due to personal reasons, while Anthony Martial has been sidelined with a knee injury picked up in training. Dean Henderson has replaced De Gea in goal and the Spaniard hasn't made the trip to Selhurst Park, with Lee Grant on the bench and Nathan Bishop the third goalkeeper in the squad.

straight to your inbox every day for free David de Gea told his Manchester United teammates that a point against Chelsea isn't good enough if they're to satisfy their ambitions of winning the Premier League. United continued their run of dour games against their big six rivals with a goalless draw at Stamford Bridge and they haven't scored from open play in the Premier League against one of those sides since last March.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDavid de GeaGreat save from Hakim Ziyech, particularly as he was moving in the opposite direction, in one of the game's key moments. 8Aaron Wan-BissakaRegressing.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans are excited to see Mason Greenwood possibly operate as a central striker after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made five changes to his team to face Chelsea.David de Gea, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, Scott McTominay and Marcus Rashford have all come back into the starting XI. The biggest omission is up front, with Anthony Martial named as a substitute despite the absence of Edinson Cavani through injury.

straight to your inbox every day for freeSam Johnstone says that he does not regret leaving Manchester United in 2018 as he could not wait forever for David de Gea to depart. Johnstone signed with West Brom on a permanent basis after seven loan spells in seven years as a United back-up.

straight to your inbox every day for freeThomas Tuchel says that Paris Saint-Germain's defeat to Manchester United in the Champions League last 16 in March 2019 was the worst of his career.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was dealing with a 2-0 deficit from the first leg and a raft of injury problems but the Reds pulled off a memorable 3-1 victory in France to go through on away goals. PSG dominated both legs and David de Gea was forced into a slew of brilliant saves to deny the French onslaught.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDavid de GeaHad an unconvincing start but saved well when called upon at 1-1 in both halves. One of the steadier ones at the back.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor It’s hard to imagine now, but “Queer As Folk” wasn’t immediately embraced in all corners of the LGBT community. “I remember when we went to film on Canal Street — it’s the gay quarter in Manchester — and there were bar owners who objected to the title,” “Queer” creator Russell T Davies tells me from his home in Wales.

straight to your inbox every day for freeRavel Morrison was supposed to be one of football's biggest talents when he broke through the Manchester United academy. The Manchester-born midfielder turned professional on his 17th birthday back in February of 2010 and made his first-team debut for United eight months later.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDavid de GeaRooted to his line for Mbaye Diagne's goal but then denied the striker as well. Magnificent goalkeeping to to thwart Diagne twice in as many seconds.