Ryan Giggs believes Manchester United are better equipped to
compete in Europe than they were last season.
United, who have not been to the Champions League final since they
won the competition in 1999, reached the semi-finals last season
only to lose to AC Milan.
However, Giggs feels the summer arrivals of Nani, Anderson, Owen
Hargreaves and Tevez will help them to deal with the pressures of
European football.
"We are better equipped for Europe than we were last year," said
Giggs.
"We have brought in players who have experience in Europe and
hopefully, the younger lads can learn from their experience in
Europe last year.
"I remember when I was a young lad, I learned something new from
every game I played in Europe, especially away from home.
"Each game you play you get better and have more confidence.
Hopefully that will be the case for the team this year."
United have been drawn with Sporting Lisbon, who they face this
week, Dinamo Kiev and AS Roma, who they demolished in last years
quarter-final.
Giggs added: "If we play to our best ability, we should get out of
the group quite comfortably.
"It is a tough group because they are all good teams and the away
games will all be particularly hard.
"Hopefully we will get off to a good start. If we do that, we will
be confident about going through."