After that moral boosting victory over Coventry City on Boxing Day the United fans will be pleased to see Paddy Kenny back in goal after four months out.
Midfield dynamo Michael Brown who is probably on his way to Tottenham Hotspur will serve the second of a four match ban while Peter Ndlovu is likely to start again.
Possible starting line-up: Kenny, Kozluk, Jagielka, Page, Wright, Ndlovu, McCall, Montgomery, Tonge, Ward, Lester.
Latics boss Paul Jewell is highly likely to recall Matthew Jackson back into the defence after serving the last of a three match suspension.
Former Chesterfield defender Ian Breckin is also back from suspension, both Breckin and Jackson recieved red cards in their away trip to West Ham United.
Alan Rogers will take a last minute fitness check before the former Sheffield Wednesday and Bradford City Manager names his starting eleven.
Possible starting line-up: Filan, de Vos, Eaden, Breckin, Baines, Jarrett, Bullard, Flynn, Ellington, Teale, McCulloch.
The Referee for this game is M. Warren from Walsall, this referee has been in charge of twenty games this season and as so far waved seventy-three Yellow cards and twelve red cards, his last game on Boxing Day produced five yellows and one red as Rushden & Diamonds beat Swindon Town at Nene Park.
Warren has refereed some only one game before, he took charge against York City in Worthington Cup last season which the Blades won 1-0, he handed out six yellow cards that day.