After Andre Onana of Manchester United was spotted applying vaseline to his goalie gloves during his team’s 2-2 home draw with Liverpool, supporters were left perplexed.

Onana has applied vaseline to his gloves before; in fact, he was spotted doing it during the December match against West Ham.

Vaseline is sometimes used by goalkeepers in damp weather, as mentioned by GloveGlu on X, which makes the glove palms incredibly sticky. 

According to Keeper Balm, using vaseline instantly validates the retaining capacity of gloves.

But if you do that, the latex in the gloves may get ruined, shortening their normal lifespan.

Onana’s choice to apply vaseline on his gloves confused one user.

“Why is Onana putting Vaseline on his gloves?” they wrote.

In the meanwhile, another said, “HOLD ON.” Why does Onana apply Vaseline to his gloves? How come I’m missing this?

Moreover, a different person commented, asking why Onana had just applied Vaseline to his gloves. That can’t possibly aid in gripping the ball.

Furthermore, an additional person asked: “Is there a benefit of Vaseline on goalie gloves because that’s why Onana pulled out an entire tub?”

Luis Diaz gave Liverpool the lead on Sunday, but Bruno Fernandes turned a mistake into a point to tie the score for United.

After that, Kobbie Mainoo gave the home team the lead, but in the 84th minute, Mohamed Salah scored a penalty to tie the score for Liverpool.

This season, Onana has started in all 31 of United’s Premier League games. He has allowed 46 goals while maintaining eight clean sheets.