James Wesolowski and Danny Philliskirk return to the Latics team for this afternoon's mouth watering tie at Anfield.
Both where missing from Latics' last game against Shrewsbury Town on New Years Day.
James Dayton and Connor Brown drop to the bench and Adam Lockwood is also included in the substitutes.
Striker Luis Suarez is not in the Liverpool starting line up but key players Steven Gerrard, Kolo Toure and Jordan Henderson start showing the quality they have at their disposal.
Latics:
Oxley
Mellor
Kusunga
Tarkowski
Grounds
Wesolowski
Smith (c)
Petrasso
Philliskirk
Rooney
Clarke-Harris
Subs
Rachubka
Dayton
Brown
Harkins
Winchester
Rodgers
Lockwood
Liverpool
Jones
Toure
Agger
Alberto
Gerrard (c)
Aspas
Moses
Henderson
Cissokho
Sterling
Kelly
Subs
Mignolet
Suarez
Coutinho
Lucas
Ilori
Skrtel
Brannagan