12/07/23: Villa beat City, Cooper on the brink, another German cup shock

This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers Media Network, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes.

On today's episode: Aston Villa deservedly beat Manchester City to record a 14th consecutive home win, Steve Cooper is on the brink of being sacked as Forest boss after they lose 5-0 at Fulham, all the other Premier League headlines, FC Saarbrücken cause another major shock in the DFB-Pokal, a preview of Thursday’s football and why Brighton’s match-winner Jack Hinshelwood comes from a historic football lineage.

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