Ryan Mason makes Sammy Iling-Junior fitness challenge after winger's stunning West Brom full debut goal

Villa loanee Iling-Junior marked his full Baggies debut in some style with a stunning individual goal just 10 minutes into Friday's 1-1 draw against Leicester at The Hawthorns.

His wonderful opener looked like handing Mason's men three points against the Foxes, relegated from the Premier League last season, but for a gut-wrenching stoppage-time own goal by Nat Phillips.

For Iling-Junior, 21, a start on Albion's right wing delivered as he gave a bright display with elements of rawness, but Mason was satisfied with the attacker's work ethic.

"I was happy with him," Mason said. "I think we had two wingers (Iling-Junior and Mikey Johnston) on the pitch that could produce a moment and thankfully they did produce a moment.

"With Sammy, obviously, he needs to get fit. He needs to get fitter. But he's had a disruptive pre-season, he hasn't had much football.

"I thought the effort he put in was very pleasing for the team. The demand is always for our attacking players to try and affect the game of football in the opposition half and he did that. I thought everyone did, to be honest, barring that last action."

Left-footed Iling-Junior is most at home playing on the left side but Albion targeted him as one replacement for Southampton-bound Tom Fellows as the academy graduate completed a late window £10million exit.

Iling-Junior, Mikey Johnston and the more natural right winger Jed Wallace are Mason's options on the right.

"I think he gives us a different dynamic out on that side, being left-footed," Mason added. "He's someone that can affect games.

"He's got some strong attributes. We need to work with him. He's a young boy. He came in extremely late in the window. So we've had a few weeks with him to try and get him up to speed in terms of what we want and what we want it to look like."