The centre-back comes into the XI as the Reds make 10 changes from the weekend’s Premier League draw at Tottenham Hotspur.
Jordan Henderson returns in midfield after illness, while Roberto Firmino begins a contest for the first time since recovering from injury.
Liverpool: Kelleher, Bradley, Koumetio, Gomez, Tsimikas, Morton, Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Williams, Minamino, Firmino.
Subs: Pitaluga, Konate, Milner, Keita, Jota, Gordon, Beck, Quansah, Woltman.