Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Molde drew 0-0 at Easter Road against 'Hibs' last Thursday, however he remains grateful to his former manager.
Solskjaer's says his personality changed when he moved to England in 1996.
"Sir Alex taught me how not to become complacent and always keep the standards up," Solskjaer said.
Speaking to 'BBC Scotland', he added: "Everything I know about managing top footballers I learned from him."
"Earlier this summer he text me and apologised for not replying earlier, which is typical of him," Solskjaer said. "He always has time for everyone and I might text him tonight about the game."
"It gives me more motivation," he said. "I learned a lot but I'm loving it here.
"You never know what will happen in life. But at the moment my aim is to win the league again and get to the group stages in Europe again. We are not too far away."
Solskjaer, 45, began his second spell with Norwegian top-flight side Molde in 2015 after an abject nine months in charge of Cardiff City.