The Mexican was brought in to start the game at the DW Stadium ahead of Dimitar Berbatov with Sir Alex Ferguson having one eye on the games against Chelsea and Liverpool coming up.
The 22-year-old wasted no time in getting on the scoresheet as he finished off a well-worked Red Devils counter down the left and poked home a Nani pull-back in the 17th minute.
Edwin van der Sar was on top form to deny Victor Moses, and Charles N'Zogbia looked threatening for the Latics but were again undone in the second half by United's power in front of goal as Hernandez slotted in another.
Berbatov and Darron Gibson came on in the second half and the two combined to set up Wayne Rooney for the third before another substitute Fabio then found himself unmarked at the far post to curl it past Ali Al Habsi for 4-0.
All eyes were on Hernandez's performance for the visitors, but it was also a game in which veteran Van der Sar shone for United with a fantastic first-half save from Moses after a poor back-pass from the usually reliable Paul Scholes.
And again the Dutchman was on top form to deny James McCarthy from six yards out.
Hernandez came into life early on in a high-tempo game and wriggled away from his marker but Al Habsi stopped the young striker in his tracks.
That earlier chance seemed to spur on the forward and having spun away from his marker, he steered in a Nani cross from close range for the opener.
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