By Stacy Boit,

Jesse 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