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Former United winger Keith Gillespie decimates opponent during charity match

Whilst a few starts here-and-there, before being used as a makeweight for an incoming Andy Cole, hardly makes you a legend, never-the-less former N Ireland winger Keith Gillespie turned out for a Manchester United XI this weekend.

Lining up for a charity game alongside the likes of Bryan Robson, Paul Scholes and Dwight Yorke against an Australian XI, the former Newcastle speedster took exception to ex-Huddersfield Town player Dean Heffernan’s light push during the encounter.

Possibly forgetting the fixture was played purely in honour of West Ham youngster Dylan Tombies, who died after a long battler with cancer in 2014, Gillespie hit out at his marker with a rather disgusting elbow.

Brutal.

It was, in fact, as bad as it looked as well as his victim required a visit to the hospital.

The incident happened late in the match with an opposite Australian XI running out comfortable 3-0 winners.

Its still anyone’s guess as to what Heffernan said to the winger in order to receive such shocking treatment.