**The Premier League has revealed it will not pursue the idea of a play-off for fourth place and the final Champions League place.**At the Premier League’s board meeting on Thursday, chairmen decided against looking into the proposal any further at this stage.
Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal were reportedly quick to voice their opposition.
However, other clubs were keen on the idea in principle.
The idea, which was put forward at last month’s meeting, was for automatic Champions League spots to go to the Premier League’s top three, rather than the top four, teams.
And the sides finishing from fourth to seventh would play in a mini-knockout competition.
The proposal drew a mixed reaction from top-flight bosses, with Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez completely against it, but Aston Villa boss Martin O’Neill described it as “interesting” and one that “people might go for”.
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Any change would have also needed the agreement of at least 14 of the 20 top-flight clubs, but there would not have been any changes for three years, anyway, as the next TV deal is in place.
Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore admitted there was “not enough support” for the proposal.
“The main topic of discussion was the Champions League play-off for that fourth qualifying place,” he told Sky Sports News.
“We gave a lot of discussion, a lot of detail, a lot of data. But there was not enough support to take the idea forward, so we won’t be discussing that proposal any further.”