Remember the doubts about Javier Hernández's place in the Manchester United setup over the past few months? It might be time to reassess the situation after Chicharito reinforced his importance to the side with a pair of influential displays this week. A two-goal performance against Braga spared United from an unanticipated setback against the Portuguese side in Champions League play in midweek. The plunderer followed up his contributions on the continental stage by tallying the controversial winner in the contentious 3-2 victory over Chelsea at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon.

Chicharito's exploits highlighted another notable weekend for Mexicans Abroad. Read on to find out who else warranted a place on the list.

Hernández secured United's 3-2 victory at nine-man Chelsea on Sunday with an appropriately controversial winner after 76 minutes. Chicharito turned home from close range after Rafael drove a shot toward the far post, but replays showed he strayed into an offside position when he scored the decisive goal. United moved to within one point of Chelsea at the top of the Premier League table in the wake of this affair.

A rampant performance by Real Madrid ensured dos Santos' second match as a Mallorca player did not yield the success of his first outing. Gonzalo Higuaín and Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice to pace Madrid to a straightforward 5-0 away victory. Dos Santos featured for an hour as he continues his bid to return to full match fitness after a lengthy layoff.

There are signs of recovery from the other half of Barcelona. Espanyol extended its unbeaten run to three matches in league play with a 0-0 home draw against Málaga on Saturday. Moreno assumed his place in central defense as Espanyol limited the Champions League side to just four shots on target during the encounter. Espanyol now sits two points from safety with six points from nine games.

Vela hasn't found his way back into the Mexican national team picture, but he continues to produce for Sociedad. He played a part in both of Antoine Griezmann’s goals as Sociedad captured a 2-2 away draw at Real Valladolid on Monday. Vela departed after 68 minutes with Sociedad leading 2-1, but Óscar González equalized after 75 minutes to limit the visitors to a share of the spoils.

The former Mexico international forward emerged from the bench to replace Chris Rolfe for the final eight minutes of Chicago's 1-1 draw with D.C. United on Saturday. Franco caused a few problems for the United defense during his brief spell, but he was unable to help the Fire procure the late goal required to claim all three points and clinch one of the top three seeds in the Eastern Conference. Franco and his teammates will host fifth-seeded Houston in a Knockout Round match at Toyota Park on Wednesday night.