When Manchester United goalie Andre Onana was observed applying vaseline to his gloves during their 2-2 home draw with Liverpool, fans were taken aback.

During the match against West Ham in December, Onana was observed applying vaseline on his hands. He has carried out this action twice.

GloveGlu on X said that goalkeepers sometimes use vaseline when it’s wet, which makes the palms of their gloves very sticky. 

According to Keeper Balm, using Vaseline right away makes the gloves stay better.

This can damage the rubber in the gloves, though, so they won’t last as long as they should.

One person didn’t understand why Onana put vaseline on his hands.

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

At the same time, someone else said, “HOLD ON.” Why does Onana put Vaseline on his gloves? What am I not seeing?’.

Also, someone else wrote, “Why did Onana just put Vaseline on his gloves?” That can’t help you grip the ball, can it?

Also, someone asked, “Is Vaseline good for goalie gloves? If so, why did Onana pull out a whole tub?”

Saturday, Luis Diaz gave Liverpool the lead. But Bruno Fernandes scored an equalizer for United after United made a mistake.

After that, Kobbie Mainoo put the home team ahead, but Mohamed Salah scored a penalty in the 84th minute to tie the game.

So far this season, Onana has played in all 31 of United’s Premier League games and has kept eight clean sheets while giving up 46 goals.