Manager Dave Jones hailed Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink after the veteran striker inspired Cardiff to a 2-0 FA Cup fifth-round victory over Wolves.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.

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.

It was a vintage performance from the 35-year-old which earned plenty of plaudits from his manager.

"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.

"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."

Wanderers manager Mick McCarthy conceded his side had come up against a class act but felt Hasselbaink had 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."

Wolves may have won 3-2 in the league at Ninian Park earlier this season but the chances of a repeat scoreline looked remote as their defensive deficiencies were exposed right from the whistle.

"We've started games dreadfully," McCarthy added.

"It made things very difficult. The second goal was a fabulous finish I have to say, but we were in good possession and we gave it away and got done again."

The following support grew restless in the second half as Wanderers struggled to create chances despite dominating possession - and McCarthy admitted his side got what they deserved.

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."

Jones, on the other hand, praised the professionalism of his team.

"I thought we started brightly. The first couple of minutes we made them make one or two mistakes and that set the tone for the first 45 minutes.

"We were in their faces, we didn't allow them to get the ball down and play, and we dictated the tempo of the game.

"In the second half it was all about being professional and doing the dirty part of the job, making sure they didn't score. It was quite boring really but that's what you have to do."

He can now look forward to a quarter-final draw which includes Cardiff for the first time since 1927 - the year they became the only non-English side to ever lift the trophy.

As for who they will face, all Jones wants is another tie at Ninian Park.

"In all honesty I would like a home tie and I don't care who it is," he added.

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