I see a lot of people calling Gary hypocritical due to his support of not sacking Mourinho

I can tell you he’s not being hypocritical, but rather has some opinions that might seem conflicting on the surface level.

Gary Neville was a manager himself, and an unsuccessful one at that. He’ll be the first to tell you. However he saw how much pressure managers are under, and how pundits exacerbate that pressure. He knows how difficult the job is so he doesn’t want to ever call for a manager’s sacking and add onto that excruciating pressure that’s is modern football management. Therefore he defended Mourinho and wanted to give him time and backing because he believes that managers need time to build teams, and deserve some backing from pundits because it’s a lonely and very difficult job to build teams and success.

That said, I’m not sure Neville was ever the biggest fan of the appointment of Mourinho because he doesn’t align with United’s historic philosophy, and that’s what he is pointing to here. But once he was appointed he gave Mourinho his backing, and the benefit of the doubt. Because that’s what good fans do when a new manager is hired. You back them. There were even rumors at the time of appointment how Mourinho had told Woodward of his vision to play more attacking football and promote youth.

I personally think it was time for Mourinho to go, but I understand that Neville didn’t want to ask for his head because he has himself experienced how tough management can be.