Lawyer Sebastian Naughton, representing Mr Campbell’s family, said the MRI’s own investigation had identified “some shortcomings” in treatment, with reference to a delay in diagnosis during his final spell at the MRI.
Mr Campbell scored 59 goals in 224 games for Arsenal and, alongside the 1990/91 league title, he also won the FA Cup, League Cup and European Cup Winners’ Cup at Highbury.
It was said Mr Campbell had been fit and well until around January 2024 when he had a number of stays in hospital before his final admission to the MRI from May of that year.
He said the family, who were not present at the hearing at Manchester Coroner’s Court, wanted to know more about his earlier stay at the MRI.
It also emerged that Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, which manages the MRI, had declared a Level 5 patient safety incident – the most serious category – about aspects of his care.
