Making history and facing Neymar - Lingard on life in Brazil

Making history and facing Neymar - Lingard on life in BrazilTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Lingard backs Carrick for Man Utd jobByIone WellsBBC News South America correspondent, in Sao PauloPublished5 minutes agoJesse Lingard is making history.The first Englishman to play in Brazil's top flight, Lingard is enjoying his early days as a Corinthians player and last week scored his first goal in the Copa do Brasil.There was some surprise when the move was announced, with local pundit Mauro Cezar Pereira describing it as a "strange kind of signing".But former Manchester United forward Lingard, who joined Corinthians after leaving FC Seoul, is settling in well."It's still high-level football," he says. "I think I can play at a high level. For me, it was just about the competition - how big the club is here, how big the league is. "I had offers on the table, but I still test myself out."And Lingard's motivation is clear when he says: "I've come here to lift a trophy."In his first major interview since moving to Brazil, the 33-year-old sat down with the BBC to reflect on his new life, Manchester United and coming up against Neymar.Lingard on life in BrazilLingard's former United team-mate Memphis Depay was among those who convinced him to join Corinthians - and the Dutchman has since helped him settle in.Lingard made his Corinthians debut against Fluminense at the world-famous Maracana in Rio earlier this month.It was, he says, "amazing" to be back on the pitch after months without playing and spells of having to train alone.But within a week manager Dorival Junior had been sacked after an eight-match winless run left them in the relegation zone.Former Brazil interim coach Fernando Diniz has come in, and the team have since won both their Libertadores games.Lingard has already felt the intensity of the Corinthians fanb...