jittery

A miracle required when your defence is populated by jittery players and leaks like a sieve.

Deploying a high defensive line cost Pep Guardiola's City side the opening goal, while goalkeeper James Trafford did not cover himself in glory for the second in an overall jittery performance on his home debut.

“Don’t be caught here after dark,” said the jittery cop, who brandished an assault rifle as he scanned the environs.

Even if you weren't watching the action with thousands of other jittery fans in the stadium, chances are you've felt some of the same effects.

In the car, as he took me home, he seemed jittery and distracted.