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Published 15:15 26 Mar 2017 BST
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The 42-year-old former Northern Ireland winger played came through the youth system at United, and was a member of the first-team squad for two years before joining Newcastle United in 1995.
Gillespie was a talented player, but didn't make much of a mark at Old Trafford. However, he definitely made a mark in the charity game in Australia.
With the United legends trailing three-nil, Gillespie was filmed throwing an elbow at Dean Heffernan, the Australian team's left-back, in an off the ball incident and knocked him to the ground.
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According to Fox Sports, Heffernan couldn't travel home after the game on Saturday night, and had to remain in a Perth hospital for scans.
The former Huddersfield Town and Australian international defender reportedly struggled to remember the incident and suffered damage to his jaw as well as some chipped teeth.

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