Former Burton Albion manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink showed his true willingness to do whatever it takes to win at his daughters' sports day yesterday.

The ex-Brewers boss - who led Albion to the League Two title in 2015 and then to the top of League One - is seen on video diving at the finish line to ensure he took first place in the parents' 100-metre race.

Filmed by none other than Aston Villa defender John Terry - who Hasselbaink knows from his days as a striker at Chelsea - the Dutchman can be seen surging towards the line neck-and-neck with one of the other parents, before claiming victory with a theatrical dive.

As if he knew he was being filmed by his former team-mate, Hasselbaink then turns and looks directly at the camera with a huge grin on his face.

Hasselbaink started the race well and surged into the lead at the half-way point, but began to falter in the closing stages under pressure from another dad desperate for a chance to beat a former professional footballer in a footrace.

Terry, who signed for Villa earlier this month after his release from Chelsea, then uploaded the video of the race to his Instagram account on Monday, with the caption: 'When @official_jfhasselbaink decided to run in the Dads race at school. The nervous look after his tumble to see if I was filming.'

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink during his time as Burton Albion manager
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink during his time as Burton Albion manager

Hasselbaink has been out of work since being dismissed by QPR in November last year.

The former Atletico Madrid striker led the Brewers to the fourth-tier title in his first season in charge, and the club were top of League One following his departure for west London later that year - with current boss Nigel Clough coming in to ensure their promotion to the Championship and last season's subsequent relegation survival.