Jimmy has Jones jumping for joy

Man-of-the-match Hasselbaink created one and scored the other as the Bluebirds reached the quarter-finals for the first time in 81 years.

"Jimmy caused them all sorts of problems. He made the goal, it was his cross-field pass and the finish is top, top drawer. He's probably done that many, many times, it's just nice to see him do that for us," Jones said.

Only two minutes had passed at Ninian Park when Peter Whittingham broke the offside trap to race onto the Dutchman's measured pass and fire under goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey.

Whittingham returned the favour nine minutes later when he laid the ball back to the former Chelsea striker, who rolled back the years with an exquisite curling shot into the top-left corner.

"He has still got the desire and the will to win. He has won a lot of things in his career and he still showed that desire today and that rubs off," said Jones.

Wanderers manager Mick McCarthy conceded his side had come up against a class act but felt Hasselbaink has been given a helping hand by his side's abject defending.

"He played very well, he's a good player. But I think he was seriously aided by the fact we were 2-0 down after 11 minutes," he said.

"I guess we're trying to chase it and he can find holes. He's very clever. He's been an excellent player and it was a good performance."

He added: "We never really scratched the surface, we were hopeless. That was as bad a performance as we have had in a long time."