The Cottagers won 1-0 at Wolfsburg to seal a 3-1 aggregate Europa League win.
Mass-production at Wolfsburg, it was reckoned, would make this car a salesroom winner.
Third-placed Bayer Leverkusen dropped six points behind Dortmund after being held 1-1 at home by Wolfsburg, while Schalke went three points above Frankfurt with a 2-0 win at Werder Bremen.
Oliver Gill, 19, has been added to the squad for the Champions League game at German side Wolfsburg on Tuesday.
Rafael Benitez's Liverpool side will take on Atletico Madrid after overcoming Benfica 4-1 at Anfield to win 5-3 on aggregate, while Fulham won 1-0 at German champions Wolfsburg for a 3-1 aggregate victory and will face Hamburg in their last-four encounter.
Meanwhile, Bayern has been drawn at home to face Wolfsburg in the German Cup semifinal, while Freiburg will travel to Stuttgart in the other fixture.
Given Bundesliga champions Wolfsburg are unbeaten at home in this season's competition, it would appear United's best hope of finishing top would be for CSKA Moscow to defeat Besiktas in Istanbul, which would leave the United at the head of affairs no matter what their result is.
Bottom club Hertha Berlin earned their first league point since the opening day of the season as they held Wolfsburg 0-0 at home, a result which left the defending champions in seventh place on 17 points.
Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer left Schalke in 2011 and striker Mario Mandzukic parted with Wolfsburg last year following his impressive performances for Croatia at Euro 2012.
However, despite taking the club to the quarterfinals of the Champions League, he has been dismissed after Saturday's 1-0 defeat at home to Schalke left the club three points adrift of league leaders Wolfsburg.
Dennis Oliech had given Kenya the lead at half-time after his opened the scoring in the 16th minute but Wolfsburg striker Martins helped the 'Super Eagles' hit back as he equalized in the 62nd minute.
Defending champions Wolfsburg are eight on 23 points after being held 2-2 at home by Freiburg, needing an 81st-minute equalizer from Fabian Johnson to avoid defeat as they twice came from behind and twice hit the crossbar.
The 23-year-old Bosnian, who has found the net 40 times in 75 Bundesliga appearances, scored Wolfsburg's goal in the German side's 2-1 defeat at Old Trafford in September.
The convincing win lifted them three points clear of Werder Bremen, who had taken over at the summit on goal difference with a 2-2 draw with defending champions VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday.
And while the top 10 includes familiar picks like Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester in London and Guy Savoy in Paris, it also includes surprises like Aqua in Wolfsburg, Germany and JB in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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