DAVID MOYES admits the proposal for a play-off to decide the fourth Champions League qualification berth is flawed – despite Everton standing to benefit from the idea.

The Premier League are considering a change to the way in which the places for the competition are allocated given the dominance of Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal in recent seasons.

That quartet have occupied the top four positions in five of the past six seasons – Everton bucking the trend in 2005 – and currently once again lead the top-flight standings.

But a proposal raised at a recent meeting of all 20 Premier League clubs could see teams finishing in the positions fourth to seventh playing in a mini-knockout competition to determine the final Champions League berth.

The idea – which could only be introduced in 2013 at the earliest – will be considered again when they next meet in April, with advocates claiming it would inject more competition into the league.

And while receptive to the suggestion, Moyes accepts the plan would be unfair on the team that finishes in fourth.

“I’m probably slightly pro but I could easily be swayed in the argument that we already play 38 games in a season, so why do we have to play another three or four games at the end when everybody’s knackered and nobody wants any more games?” said the Everton manager.

“Where are you going to fit this programme in with all the international games? We’re struggling to fit it in now, so I don’t know how you’d do it.