The 24-year-old Frenchman made his first competitive appearance for the club since suffering a double leg fracture at Manchester City in October.
Ben Arfa: "All the year I worked so hard to come back and I'm very happy to be on the pitch now.
"It was very hard for me and I'm very happy to be back. I hope we do very good things this season.
"I'm very happy to see the supporters again and I thank them for all the encouragement last year.
"It was hard for me, but they sent me messages and I want to thank them.
"I feel very good. I have confidence and I feel I will do very good things now. I'm ready to play now. I hope we continue like this."